German Teacher Award

Do you know a dedicated teacher of German in the UK who deserves recognition?

The nomination process for the German Teacher Award 2017 has now been closed and will reopen in 2018.

The German Teacher Award is awarded by the German Embassy. It is presented every year to excellent teachers of German who have made an outstanding and dedicated contribution to German teaching at their school, for example through:

a record of successful teaching at a school, including innovative language teaching

The 2017 awards

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany hosted the German Teacher Award Ceremony and the 'Sommerfest der deutschen Sprache' on Monday 12 June 2017. Ambassador Ammon welcomed over 220 guests including the best-selling author, John le Carré, who gave the keynote speech.

Congratulations to the 2017 winners:

Chloe Alexandra Samuels (Caerleon Comprehensive School, Newport)

Jill Snook (Monmouth Comprehensive School, Monmouthshire)

Emily Jane Wagstaffe (Oundle School, Northamptonshire)

Janine Alison Turner (Beech Hall Preparatory School, Cheshire) was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Recognising an exceptional teacher at the start of their career, the Peter Boaks Award was given to Dawn Piper (Littleover Community School, Derbyshire).